August 2015 archive

IRS Charitable Remainder Unitrust CRUT Audit

Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney

Welcome to TaxView with Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney Are you planning on giving a large gift to charity after you die?  The Charitable Remainder Unitrust (CRUT) and the Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust (CRAT) as per IRS Code 664 are great tax strategies for charitable giving.  The CRUT for example allows you to take an …

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IRS Foreign Income Exclusion

Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney

Welcome to TaxView with Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney Did you know if you are working and living abroad you can exclude from taxation your foreign income under IRS Section 911(a)? You just have to pass one of two tests: The Bona Fide Residence Test or the Physical Presence Test.  If you qualify under one …

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IRS Alimony Audit

Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney

Welcome to TaxView with Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney While it is hard to believe that a divorcing spouse in the 21st century would need or want Alimony, it is even harder for many to understand why Alimony is so often litigated by divorced taxpayers in United States Courts.   Furthermore, since Alimony is taxable usually …

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The IRS Gig Worker Audit

Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney

Welcome to TaxView with Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney All business owners at one time or another have had to make a choice between classifying a new worker as an employee or an independent contractor.  For most part in the 20th century these choices were easy to make.  But in the 21st century a unique …

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